Kotatsu is a low-legged wooden table covered by quilt at the edges with a heating system under the table. People sit on cushions at floor level with their legs tucked under the quilt where the warmth is captured.

‘The sudden Japanese attack on Hong Kong, coincident with Pearl Harbor. . .Seven of the C.N.A.C’s (China National Aviation Corporation) planes, and one of Pan American’s transpacific Clippers anchored just over the sea wall near-by were also...

‘The sudden Japanese attack on Hong Kong, coincident with Pearl Harbor. . .Seven of the C.N.A.C’s (China National Aviation Corporation) planes, and one of Pan American’s transpacific Clippers anchored just over the sea wall near-by were also...

‘The sudden Japanese attack on Hong Kong, coincident with Pearl Harbor. . .Seven of the C.N.A.C’s (China National Aviation Corporation) planes, and one of Pan American’s transpacific Clippers anchored just over the sea wall near-by were also...

‘The sudden Japanese attack on Hong Kong, coincident with Pearl Harbor. . .Seven of the C.N.A.C’s (China National Aviation Corporation) planes, and one of Pan American’s transpacific Clippers anchored just over the sea wall near-by were also...

‘The sudden Japanese attack on Hong Kong, coincident with Pearl Harbor. . .Seven of the C.N.A.C’s (China National Aviation Corporation) planes, and one of Pan American’s transpacific Clippers anchored just over the sea wall near-by were also...

'The sudden Japanese attack on Hong Kong, coincident with Pearl Harbor. . .Seven of the C.N.A.C’s (China National Aviation Corporation) planes, and one of Pan American’s transpacific Clippers anchored just over the sea wall near-by were also...

‘The sudden Japanese attack on Hong Kong, coincident with Pearl Harbor. . .Seven of the C.N.A.C’s (China National Aviation Corporation) planes, and one of Pan American’s transpacific Clippers anchored just over the sea wall near-by were also...

‘The sudden Japanese attack on Hong Kong, coincident with Pearl Harbor. . .Seven of the C.N.A.C’s (China National Aviation Corporation) planes, and one of Pan American’s transpacific Clippers anchored just over the sea wall near-by were also...

Within the Chinese family, which includes all those with a common ancestor up to five generations, filial piety is deemed 'the root of virtue'. The oldest male is the head of the family. His authority is supreme and unquestioned. "Under Heaven no...